HyperDic: ship_money

English > 1 sense of the expression ship money:
NOUNpossessionship moneyan impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense
English > ship money: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
MeaningAn impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense.
Broadercustoms, customs duty, custom, impostmoney collected under a tariff

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